Alex Minsky

Birth name| Alexander Minsky
Born|  (1988-11-07) November 7, 1988 (age 36)
Mission Viejo, Orange County, California, United States
Allegiance|  United States of America
Service / branch|  United States Marine Corps
Years of service| 2008–2010
Rank|  Corporal
Unit| 2nd Battalion 3rd Marines
Battles / wars| Global War on Terrorism

* Operation Enduring Freedom
* War in Afghanistan (WIA)

Awards|  Purple Heart
Navy Achievement Medal

Alex Minsky is a retired Marine corporal and now a model. At the beginning of his first tour of Afghanistan in 2009, his Humvee hit a roadside bomb and his right leg was amputated. He spent 47 days in a coma with a traumatic brain injury and 17 months in total in a hospital. After his brother died from a drug overdose, he entered a 23-month period of alcohol abuse, and to get out of it, he turned to physical fitness. It was during one of his routine workouts that he was approached by a fashion photographer named Tom Cullis.[1] However, his career did not start to take off until he was photographed nearly nude by the Los Angeles photographer Michael Stokes.[2]

## Personal life

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He grew up in Mission Viejo, Orange County, California. Alex is the oldest of four siblings.[3] Minsky is 5′10″, weighs 165 lbs and has a 32" waist. He married in 2018.[4]

## Awards

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Purple Heart, 2009.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Alex Minsky on His Life So Far". GQ. November 4, 2014.
2. ^ "Marine Who Loses Leg Becomes Underwear Model". HuffPost. June 19, 2013.
3. ^ Hod, Itay (March 15, 2014). "From G.I. to Eye Candy: War Vet Alex Minsky's Model Turn". The Daily Beast - via www.thedailybeast.com.
4. ^ Lambe, Stacy (3 April 2013). "10 Things To Know About Model Alex Minsky". Queerty.

*[WIA]: Wounded in action